According to police, two officers heard several subjects in a room arguing over who was going to print out the fake checks and forge them. Police were given a consent to search the room, which contained two adult males and two adult female, and found an electric scale, two plastic bags with methamphetamine, and one plastic box with methamphetamine. Police also seized two laptop computers, two printers, and a number of counterfeit checks.

Melissa Arena, who rented the room, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. The three other adults were released. Arena is in Nueces County jail with a $2,000 bond, but she was also wanted for a previous possession of a dangerous drug conviction. She broke the terms of that plea deal and will remain in jail pending a hearing.